
Md Ataur Rahman has recently joined Bank Asia PLC as an independent director, said a press release.
He commenced his career in the Bangladesh Civil Service (administration cadre) in 1983 and retired in 2014 as a secretary.
He has served as joint secretary in the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, the Economic Relations Division and the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
Over the course of his career, he held several high-ranking positions across pivotal ministries and institutions. He served as joint secretary in the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, the Economic Relations Division, and the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
He also served as director general of the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development and as chairman of the Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation.
He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Rajshahi and an MPhil from the Bangladesh University of Professionals.
In addition, he has chaired several state-owned enterprises, including three publicly listed entities — Atlas Bangladesh Limited, Eastern Cables Limited and National Tubes Limited, as well as three fully state-owned companies: Chittagong Dry Dock Limited, Pragati Industries Limited, and Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System Limited.